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▲可樂含有酒精,令滴酒不沾的人隨時破戒。公仔箱論壇8 |0 b& j& w+ h/ `/ _( Y
, V# s/ D& h/ y% f% Q+ x \& v公仔箱論壇 不少人吃飯還是吃零食,都要配上一罐可樂才覺得心滿意足,箇中原因除了可樂含有咖啡因外,法國最新研究還顯示,可口可樂( Coca-cola)和百事可樂( Pepsi)竟含酒精,難怪令人越飲越開心和上癮。研究結果令人譁然,有人擔心無端醉駕,回教徒更在不知情下破了酒戒。 8 o+ D, c y' Y. dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 I& [0 m n; c. n. Z
法國巴黎的國家消費研究所測試了巿面19個品牌的可樂,發現當中有10個品牌含微量酒精,多數是知名品牌,其中可口可樂和百事平均每公升含有10微克酒精,濃度約0.001%,反而英國部份超巿廉價品牌可樂則不含酒精。 ! N, }% P" c, V) _; U/ b 愛飲可樂卻滴酒不沾的人,擔心因此變成醉酒駕駛,但研究員指可口可樂中酒精含量非常少,每天要喝13,000罐可樂,才超出醉駕標準。但伊斯蘭教嚴禁信徒沾酒,即使微量酒精也會令他們感罪疚,不少回教徒常喝可樂解暑,卻變相破戒。+ P! H0 ^! D& E. F0 U5 Y" F# M
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, {' E, s# V0 L/ [9 d& w6 e! c5.39.217.76 可口可樂法國分公司的科學總監說,根據秘密配方應無酒精成分,懷疑微量酒精「可能來自生產過程」,又說得到清真寺認可:「巴黎清真寺曾給我們證書,列明回教徒飲用我們產品並無違反宗教原則。」百事發言人稱,相信酒精源自原料,或是水果發酵產生微量酒精。作者: vandas 時間: 2012-6-29 07:42 AM
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美國可口可樂與百事可樂被揭產品內的焦糖色素含有致癌物質,但兩間公司暫時只減少了美國國內的可樂產品相關物質,百事更表明不會更改外國版可樂產品的配方。兩間公司皆強調,有關物質「並不會對人類健康構成威脅」。公仔箱論壇9 K$ L% y' a: J" s ^- u$ p; Q3 x
3 F ?9 r- H' k& h n5.39.217.76除可口可樂外,百事可樂的可樂產品亦被指有相同致癌物,但公司直言沒有計劃修訂外國版可樂的配方,原因是「沒有證據證明4-MI威脅人類健康」。(每日郵報/鳳凰財經) : L1 s( d6 `' J4 Z4 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇8 p2 Y" l k. A& s
溫哥華星島作者: vandas 時間: 2012-6-29 07:43 AM
As a cancer scare erupts over a chemical in the fizzy drink ... just how safe is a can of Coke? . T" {0 j" H% t, u1 y, N5 aBy David Derbyshire5 P5 r$ o* w0 R: |
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# f2 M& G; W9 F4 t' y5.39.217.76The world is addicted to Coca-Cola. Each day, 1.6 billion cans and bottles of the sickly brown liquid are gulped down, making it the globe’s most recognised brand.4 E( x Q9 B$ c, U
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But ever since it was first concocted as a brain tonic in 1886 (designed to treat ‘sick headaches, neuralgia, hysteria and melancholy’), the makers of Coca-Cola have been secretive about what goes into their drink. 1 ~2 w Q$ I1 W* rTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Y- n" k h& Z- b
American pharmacist and Coke founder Asa Chandler was so concerned that the recipe could fall into the wrong hands he reportedly never wrote it down. 2 H+ V6 H7 [) P * K, @4 [8 Y: ~8 |( `0 ATVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。That secrecy lives on today. Coca-Cola insists only two people alive know the formula, that they never travel on the same plane in case it crashes and that the list of ingredients is locked in a bank vault.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 d) G2 @: e0 L- j. W$ k) t5 a
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But while the recipe for Coke is surrounded by the kind of mystique that marketing men dream of, the company found its formula under less welcome scrutiny this week. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 p" F# g# I7 q9 S1 t
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For it has emerged that Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer. 2 g* N3 O. U7 z2 Z( k4 o! L/ `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe chemical — 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) — helps to give the drink its colour, but is listed by Californian health officials as a potential carcinogen. $ y- M; ?* z, G; o N% e1 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 d0 e0 O6 x L% d' s: b" k6 }3 o6 Y4 x公仔箱論壇While European regulators do not believe it poses any health risks, the company has also pledged to reduce its levels in Coke sold in Britain and the rest of the world, although it hasn’t given a timescale. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 N% q% \ L$ c' s2 b
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Pepsi, meanwhile, has reduced the chemical in its American formula, but refused to change it anywhere else — meaning if the Californian health officials are right, the Pepsi sold in Britain and most of the rest of the world is potentially more carcinogenic than the stuff swigged in America. O7 B; `4 ^6 D3 U( x8 k" G
( w$ P; G! f+ [9 _) k6 J8 }6 o5.39.217.76Coca-Cola and Pepsi this week insisted that all of their beverages are completely safe, with Coca-Cola claiming it made the change in the U.S. only in response to a ‘scientifically unfounded’ food law in California.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 s- |7 H, x, E" p. I' m
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Defence: Bot Coca-Cola and Pepsi insisted their products were completely safe F2 [) T) o8 J% |2 b1 i( UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# P% ]8 t# Z, b9 z: |1 M! W
In a statement yesterday, Coca-Cola Great Britain said: ‘Coca-Cola has an uncompromising commitment to product safety and quality. All of the ingredients in our products are safe.’公仔箱論壇: H2 A; b }, n- x7 A- |6 |
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But the changes to the recipes have raised the inevitable question: just how safe are the ingredients that go into every can of cola? And what does that brown stuff really do to our insides?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ [9 j A. `4 r; x3 Q! |
5.39.217.768 b# R- ^" w% U0 O 5 S, P+ a# l. n5 d t/ A) N5 i公仔箱論壇Coca-Cola in the U.S. has reduced levels of one of its ingredients following fears that it could cause cancer " j& A1 t, k6 W2 O9 a, ~, Y% M" ^! g公仔箱論壇 9 ~4 B2 ~/ W! m% l公仔箱論壇PS. 8 M A. [, t4 }1 R公仔箱論壇And just because you drink sugar-free, diet cola, don’t think you’re off the hook. For there is a growing body of research which suggests that low-calorie and sugar-free drinks are bad for us, too. % Q2 l% f$ q) V; l8 B
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Studieshave shown that people who have at least one low-calorie fizzy drink a day are at greater risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 \2 `3 u) y$ u6 a( f9 K T3 J5 p8 \
# B- ?9 S" f, P% DAnd some experts also believe that sugar-free drinks confuse the brain, leaving it unable to distinguish between sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharine, and regular sugar. 5.39.217.766 L" V) b+ L/ w. T8 s( U B
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In that case, a person may be tricked into overeating, as the brain can no longer calculate the body’s calorific intake.5.39.217.760 T! Y! ~% }8 E. R! O! I0 h" t
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So while diet colas may make you feel virtuous, they could be doing you more harm than good. 0 F3 v7 y- R/ M, q/ {) Y5 ~& hTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( i$ [; v3 F! C1 ?
4 M4 f* x4 f2 O' \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCOLOURING LINKED TO CANCER ; S0 l* v# U; h: F6 N% @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ' S; d1 M: p G5 \/ ?+ aCola’s colour comes in part from 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical that forms in the production of caramel food colouring.5.39.217.76; H0 n4 q, ~ {' J7 P s
! F# v. Q6 Q# G) f! ]: ~$ f7 \$ QCoca-Cola, Pepsi and other manufacturers insist it is safe at the low doses found in drinks.3 i. B$ _; s* H( V. ?5 z
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But in California they disagree. After studies showed that long-term exposure to the chemical causes lung cancer in rats, health officials ruled that products with more than 29mcg must carry a health warning.% f; \+ v) [9 m+ H: ~( G. ]) g1 b
And when research by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, a campaign group, found cans contained nearly 140mcg, all cola companies across the U.S. were forced to cut levels. , N" p6 i* Z1 f; }( }; J# K5.39.217.76 Z% ?! }% y8 j( p% t* ]5 M" {TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Food campaigners say daily consumption of 4-MI at 30mcg would cause cancer (pictured) in one in 100,000 people over their lifetimes.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 ^2 J* e }0 {( i* {% c) i
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that someone would need to drink more than 1,000 cans of cola every day to reach the levels that caused cancer in lab rats.5.39.217.76# t8 V0 M1 ?9 l
" D3 [( |2 j) D: _公仔箱論壇And the British Food Standards Agency agrees. It says the chemical is ‘not a food safety concern’. 6 u; Y- ?7 P( C8 k7 r* l+ W0 j; G7 f8 D. W2 }- l
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公仔箱論壇/ ~1 l7 D* B/ L* x6 v6 N CAFFEINE 2 k8 P) @9 [+ D, |. ^( T5.39.217.76 . u- {5 g6 R2 B( S: JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。A can of cola contains 40mg of caffeine — half the caffeine in a mug of tea and a third of the amount in a mug of filter coffee (pictured). - r' O( ~3 q5 t* d& ~0 N+ E, C公仔箱論壇 5 O: Q3 d! X. p l+ d6 y3 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCaffeine is a stimulant that works on the central nervous system. It can trigger a dramatic, short-lived increase in blood pressure and increases the heart rate. ' J% }2 g4 m" y1 Y9 e- I5 D4 W公仔箱論壇 . G. c* R2 K% a3 R; a# e# h" cBut there is little evidence that it causes long-term high blood pressure, or that it is bad for healthy hearts. Many regular coffee or cola drinkers simply develop a tolerance to the stimulant. 3 L$ v# v; H+ [公仔箱論壇TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* l: K' I+ l9 N% A! I
In the UK, pregnant women are advised to have less than 200mg a day. Those with high blood pressure are also warned to steer away from coffee, tea and cola drinks. # M( A5 @2 g- }" [ S公仔箱論壇 & n& J V) m1 z公仔箱論壇Caffeine can also stop the body from absorbing iron from food — so people with a big cola habit may be at greater risk of iron deficiency. / u% Q$ v5 R3 p
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Doctors are in no doubt — the biggest danger from cola doesn’t come from the hidden additives, flavourings or colourings, but from sugar. 0 N: Q* |" j* H5 v% p. E: \5 CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% U& E' T) w9 s7 f7 G0 {! w" F
Too much sugar leads to obesity, the major cause of cancer in the western world. 2 i" m& x# U& d2 [5 v3 h1 S5.39.217.76TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& w- Y3 _4 O: ` x* O- w. b1 M& O
It also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, causes heart disease and increases the risk of stroke.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. b7 c6 G/ M6 J. s
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The over-consumption of sugar (pictured) has been linked to depression, poor memory formation and learning disorders in animal experiments. And it rots teeth. ( X7 e7 a/ o( g7 ~# iTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ( d, }# q/ K1 b5 A/ p/ }8 UEach regular can of cola contains eight teaspoons of sugar. When you drink that much sugar so quickly, the body experiences an intense sugar rush. 5.39.217.76# P0 s! ^& Z5 q w" M5 g9 y
. e* Y5 h: X/ z% {' [( E5.39.217.76The cane and beet sugar used in Coca-Cola is used up quickly by the body, which soon experiences a rapid drop in energy, leading to cravings for more sugar. 7 X) o' x6 }: O1 K* E2 w' M公仔箱論壇3 c2 e% p! J7 y5 I0 X3 z+ G9 Z
公仔箱論壇4 j8 H* _$ X" s4 m PHOSPHORIC ACID / l" J$ H- Z1 C! D. _4 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 R3 o* G$ W& t( h4 U4 x
Phosphoric acid is a clear, odourless chemical that gives cola its tangy flavour and helps cut through the sickly sweetness of all that sugar. : \% N1 j2 g v) Y# F' u5.39.217.76; V0 f' t& u, F: F' y @
It is also an effective rust remover — the reason that a glass of Coke can restore the lustre to coins and old metal.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" B3 R/ G( F4 N% I
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But it can also disrupt our bodies. 5 H: J8 D: U, g0 t' A公仔箱論壇 ' Q, y+ K2 d3 V: i/ K* @5.39.217.76Research at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland found that drinking two or more colas a day doubled the risk of kidney stones (pictured) — and the phosphoric acid in it was blamed. $ @. h3 U, n: v公仔箱論壇 6 V: Q3 E4 v; BAnother U.S. study found that women who regularly drink cola — three or more times a day — had a four per cent lower bone mineral density in their hips than women who didn’t drink cola. - P; a% z- X5 c0 r" }/ k0 v/ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& P# ~1 p* n$ d( E6 ?
Again, phosphoric acid is thought to be the cause. No one is entirely sure why it leads to weaker bones, although some researchers argue it prevents calcium from food being used to renew bones. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 F# m' m2 g& o& F8 B1 p3 a
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The ‘gender bending’ chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, has been linked to heart disease, cancer and birth defects.5.39.217.76. c4 c d7 K: q" o$ E0 j/ g
+ |, ^7 g) j6 x# R3 Q7 j4 o5.39.217.76It is found in baby bottles, plastic forks, CD cases and in the lining of aluminium fizzy drinks cans, including those of Coca-Cola. 公仔箱論壇" ~& g' Y+ E" c8 K9 \- A$ x
/ u1 I5 J- t6 t" I3 mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Because it mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen, and thus disrupts the natural balance of the body, some believe it could be dangerous — particularly to foetuses (pictured). 5.39.217.760 L# V# Z5 t) C% ~+ g
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Some animal studies have indicated it is safe. Others have linked BPA to breast cancer, liver damage, obesity, diabetes and fertility problems. + Q5 T0 F9 }2 g7 u$ z5.39.217.76 2 ]# g& ]0 y. R& S/ uDespite the uncertainty, it has been banned in baby bottles across the European Union and in Canada in case it leaches from plastic into formula milk or juice drinks. 2 T/ Y. m" `3 D% Z# d0 N+ nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ; | ^7 X3 o }5.39.217.76The Food Standards Agency in the UK says it is safe in food packaging and poses no risk in fizzy drinks. 9 j& x, A; B$ x $ A; k5 n9 `, E" H4 B/ uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 5 m$ f4 I7 ?* l. v, O; L. ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCITRIC ACID" X& Z% n3 {1 }% D5 c( P9 k/ e 8 W5 f. h/ V! [; [( a" t7 l5.39.217.76Citric acid gives lemons (pictured), oranges and grapefruit their kick and cola its bite, helping to make the drink nearly as corrosive as battery acid when it comes to teeth.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 I X: [* _! y+ H* t/ l& _' C
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Prolonged exposure to cola and other fizzy drinks strips tooth enamel causing pain, ugly smiles and — in extreme cases — turning teeth to stumps. 8 R/ l# B" g4 A- F. uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 ]3 R; |5 K4 _( q1 V
A study in the journal General Dentistry found that cola is ten times as corrosive as fruit juices in the first three minutes of drinking.公仔箱論壇+ ?# w* Q; B9 C( n
. ]# H) c N/ X; EThe researchers took slices of freshly extracted teeth and immersed them in 20 soft drinks. Teeth dunked for 48 hours in cola and lemonade lost more than five per cent of their weight. ; j( C2 Z, y- w% X/ ^3 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 Y( {( F, m( ?" N# uA study in the British Dental Journal found that just one can of fizzy drink a day increased the risk of tooth erosion. While four cans increased the erosion risk by 252 per cent.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% `, d2 B% {" i$ q' D% k